The first section of the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) 2022 U.S. Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract, Outboard Engine Sales Trends, is now available. Demand for outboard engines remained steady in 2022 as unit sales surpassed 300,000 for the third consecutive year, reaching 305,900 units. Further insights from the Outboard Engine Sales Trends report include: Outboard [...]

Evarplast, an Iranian producer of plastic welding machines, says its new automatic geomembrane welding machine acts as a small robot that can perform the welding process automatically and continuously.  "The parameters in these plastic welding machines, developed based on mechatronics science, can be controlled in two analog and digital modes," says Pooya Tafreshi, Evarplast board [...]

Sattler® Outdura®, a division of The Sattler Group, Austria, announced that Chris Caldwell, current product manager for Outdura casual furniture and Sattler shade fabrics, has taken on the new responsibility of sales manager for Outdura. Julie Talbert has also joined the Outdura team as a sales manager. Both positions report to Ulrich Tombuelt, Sattler Outdura [...]

Mutoh America’s XpertJet 1682SR Pro is a 64” printer with the power to print up to 89% faster than the current model. Mutoh America’s XpertJet 1682SR Pro is a new addition to its Eco-Solvent printer line. The 64” printer offers print image quality at faster-than-ever print productivity with dual-staggered AccuFine HD printheads with the power [...]

President Biden placed key emphasis on his administration’s success in promoting infrastructure investment across the country in his second “State of the Union” address to Congress last week. “To maintain the strongest economy in the world, we also need the best infrastructure in the world,” the president said in his remarks. “We used to be number [...]

Doug McClendon has been named the President of Spradling International effective January 2023. Spradling is a global manufacturer of coated fabrics. McClendon has more than 35 years of experience in the textile industry. Throughout his career, he has held a variety of leadership roles in sales and marketing. Prior to joining Spradling International, McClendon was [...]

The American subsidiary of the Swiss Oerlikon Group, Oerlikon Textile Inc., is expanding and moving into new, modern premises tailored to future needs just a few kilometers away from its previous location in Charlotte, N.C.. A new service center for the polymer processing industry will be created latest by the middle of this year.  At [...]

The 2023 Marine Fabricators Conference that took place Jan. 26-28 in New Orleans, La., was bustling with energy, creativity and goodwill. With a total of 273 registrants, 68 first-time participants and 51 exhibitors, veterans and newcomers alike enjoyed the buzzing show floor, well-attended education sessions and special networking events that included a Fabricator Olympics and [...]

Manufacturing at Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics (WINFAB) is full speed ahead at the beginning of 2023, including the production of erosion control blankets at the newly constructed facility in Nashville, Ga. Located on an 18-acre parcel of land recently developed and incorporated into the WINFAB campus, the erosion control production facility was the first of two [...]

Networking allows for an exchange of ideas, opens the door to opportunities and helps build professional relationships. The Advanced Textiles Association Women in Textiles Summit will bring together experienced and emerging leaders on March 1–3, 2023, in Charleston, S.C. Through an interactive forum that provides education, networking and dialogue about important issues affecting women in [...]